Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery.
Journal Article Am J Infect Control · July 2025 Surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance after heart transplantation is critical for preventing SSI. We analyzed the accuracy of 3 SSI surveillance systems: National-Healthcare-Safety-Network (NHSN), Society-of-Thoracic-Surgeons (STS), and detailed manu ... Full text Link to item CiteThe tell-tale hearts: Donor-derived invasive fungal infections among orthotopic heart transplant recipients.
Journal Article Med Mycol Case Rep · June 2025 Donor-derived invasive fungal infections among solid organ transplant recipients are rare but sometimes devastating events associated with notable morbidity and mortality. Here we describe two donor-derived fungal infections - one Candida parapsilosis comp ... Full text Link to item CiteCoccidioidomycosis Transmission Through Solid Organ Transplantation (2013-2022): A Report of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee.
Journal Article Transpl Infect Dis · 2025 BACKGROUND: Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that poses a serious risk when transmitted through organ transplantation. We analyzed cases reported to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee fr ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Scynexis - Scy-078 301
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Scynexis Inc · 2017 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine ·
1989
M.D.